Recipes for seafood - 9 seafood recipes we like

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Seafood recipes! If you follow our blog, you know that we love seafood. Today we're sharing 9 of our favourite seafood recipes. We hope you find some inspiration. Feel free to contribute your best tips and seafood recipes too!

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Seafood - how to make it

Seafood is a delicacy that might be a good choice. the best as it is. Casseroles, gratins and soups in all honour, but the most luxurious thing is a seafood table where everything is laid out on lovely plates! Are you a specialist, or do you feel a little more awkward at the seafood table? We've made some guides to seafood that everyone might not be familiar with, so we'll start with those. Then come the seafood recipes!

Crab - how to eat it

Crab is a favourite in our house! We like to share a crab, along with bread and cheese and possibly some other seafood. Check out Peter's film or read our post: Eating whole crab - how to.

Oysters - how to open

The first time we opened oysters ourselves was in the campervan in France in 2015. There was a bit of bloodshed back then, but since then we've improved our skills. Read more in our posts about oysters or check out Peter's film!

Sea urchin - what to do

Sea urchin is not one of the more common shellfish. In fact, we've only tried it once, and it wasn't really a favourite. But we did our homework and the test resulted in a blog post: Eating sea urchin - how do you do it and what does it taste like?

Seafood recipes for different occasions

Seafood can also be prepared in many ways, and seafood dishes tend to be a bit more luxurious. A few prawns in a soup, wok or pasta, and you've got yourself a weekend meal! We haven't written down (or made a film) every time we've cooked seafood, but sometimes we have. Here are some of our (well, Peter's) favourite seafood recipes.

Seafood recipes - dishes with prawns and crayfish

1. Hot prawns with cauliflower

This dish originated in the campervan during our year-long campervan trip in Europe in 2015. We had prawns at home in the motorhome... and a head of cauliflower. Then this dish became a favourite!

You will need

• Shrimps
• Cauliflower
• Sambal oelek
• Garlic
• Olive oil (or other cooking oil)

Do the following

Peel the prawns and cut the cauliflower into florets. Finely chop the garlic and fry it in oil in a frying pan. Add shrimp and cauliflower in equal parts. Add any amount of sambal oelek.

Serve with

Serve with rice and possibly with aioli or a garlic sauce.

2. crayfish soup

This crayfish soup is easy to make and delicious. At times it is a recurring favourite in our house. Makes a great starter!

You will need

• Carrots
• Flour
• Lobster fund
• Cream cheese
• Crème fraiche
• Crayfish tails (tinned)
• Possibly some fresh basil

Do the following

Grate two large carrots. Fry the grated carrots in a frying pan with butter and 3 tablespoons of flour. Add 1 litre of water and half a dl of lobster stock. Add 400 g of crayfish cheese and 2 dl of crème fraiche. At the end, add the crayfish tails. Garnish with a little basil if necessary.

Serve with

Serve with bread and a good cheese.

Video with simple "Crayfish Soup".

3. Seafood soup with saffron

Seafood soup is a recurring favourite at our house. We have cooked from scratch sometimes, but we have stuck to using Kelda Archipelago Soup as a basis. Sometimes it is easy to "cheat" a little!

You will need

• Salmon (and maybe some cod)
• Kelda Archipelago Soup
• Cooking cream
• Lobster fund
• Crayfish tails
• Shrimps
• Carrots
• Onions
• Yellow or orange peppers
• Black olives
• Saffron
• Margarine for frying

Do the following

Cut the carrots, onions and peppers into strips/slices/chunks. Peel the prawns and cut the salmon into squares. In a saucepan, simmer the onions and carrots over low heat in a little margarine. Then add the archipelago soup, any amount of cooking cream and a splash of lobster stock.

Add the peppers and salmon and cook for about 15 minutes. Towards the end, add the prawns and crayfish tails. These are already ready and just need to be warmed up. If you want to add olives to the soup, add these too. Season at the end with saffron.

Serve with

The soup can be served with bread and cheese. Regular hard cheese works well, or maybe some cambozola.

Video "Seafood soup with saffron"

4. Fish gratin with prawns

Fish gratin is always practical to prepare. The gratins can be varied endlessly, but shrimp as a flavouring is never wrong.

You will need

• Fish fillet (e.g. cod or haddock)
• Salt and pepper
• Cooking cream
• Flour
• Shrimps
• dill

Do the following

Place the fish fillets in a lightly greased baking dish and season with salt and pepper. Cover with aluminium foil and cook in the oven for 15 minutes at around 220 degrees. Peel the prawns. Whisk the cooking cream with a little flour in a saucepan and mix in the dill. Sprinkle the prawns over the fish and pour over the sauce. Cook for a further 10 minutes in the oven.

Serve with

Serve the fish gratin with rice or potatoes. Optionally, you can add a vegetable, such as some lightly cooked broccoli.

Seafood recipes - dishes with mussels

5. Mussels in white wine - Moule Marinière

Blue mussels can be so delicious! When travelling, we love to order Moules frites, i.e. mussels with French fries, but you can also cook the mussels at home.

You will need

• Blue mussels
• Butter for frying
• Shallots
• Garlic
• White wine
• Parsley
• Possibly tomato

Do the following

Rinse the mussels in water and remove the 'beard'. Discard those that are open and do not close when tapped. Melt butter in a large pot or saucepan. Add the chopped shallots and garlic. Pour in the white wine and bring to the boil along with the parsley. Optionally, you can also add some coarsely chopped tomato. Add the mussels and cook vigorously under a lid for about 5 minutes. The mussels are ready when they open. Discard the mussels that do not open. Sprinkle with chopped parsley.

Serve with

A variation is of course to serve with French fries. We usually serve it with bread and a good cheese.

6. Gratinated mussels

These gratinated mussels are often a hit with guests. Even people who say they don't like mussels tend to like them!

You will need

• Fresh mussels (one net)
• Butter (at least 100 g)
• Dark bread (1-2 slices)
• Fresh parsley (half a pot)
• Garlic (two cloves)
• White wine (a splash)
• A lemon

Do the following

Melt the butter in a pan and mix with the crumbled bread, chopped parsley and finely chopped garlic. Place the mixture in the fridge. Brush the mussels clean, and discard any that don't close when you tap the shell. Cook them for five minutes in water and a splash of white wine. Discard any mussels that have not opened.

Loosen all the mussels and place them on one half of the shell on a baking tray. Place a small dollop of the mixture on each mussel and bake in the oven for about 10 minutes. Serve with lemon wedges.

Serve with

Serve as a small snack with your pre-dinner drink.

7. pasta vongole

Of all pasta dishes, pasta Vongole is probably our real favourite. Really good with thick spaghetti and fresh parsley.

You will need

• Vongole mussels
• Dry white wine
• Shallots
• Garlic
• Tomatoes
• Parsley
• Salt and pepper
• Spaghetti

Do the following

Rinse the mussels in water and discard those that are open and do not close when you tap them. Cook the mussels in 2 dl of white wine, together with two chopped shallots and one chopped garlic, for about 5 minutes. Boil two tomatoes, two chopped garlic cloves and 1 dl of white wine for a few minutes. Mix the mussels with the tomatoes and cook together for 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

Serve with

Serve with thick spaghetti and fresh parsley.

Video "Pasta Vongole"

8. Scallops with pea puree

Scallops are a truly luxurious starter for a festive dinner. Maybe even on New Year's Eve?

You will need

• Scallops
• Butter for frying
• Green peas (2-3 dl)
• Crème fraiche (1 dl)
• Lemon
• Salt
• Pepper

Do the following

Boil 2-3 dl of green peas (for 4 starter portions). Mix the cooked peas with 1 dl of crème fraiche and grated lemon peel, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Brown the scallops in butter, one minute on each side.

Serve with

Serve as a luxurious starter, accompanied by a glass of bubbly or a glass of white wine.

Video "Scallops with pea puree"

9. Gratuity with catfish, lobster and scallops

When we were in Canada many years ago, we were sometimes served luxurious fish cakes with lobster and arrowhead mussels. We haven't found a similar Swedish recipe, so Peter has experimented a bit.

You will need

• Catfish
• Lobster
• Scallops
• Olive oil
• Whipped cream and milk
• Flour
• Butter for frying
• Fish stock
• Eggs (yolk)
• Black pepper
• Parmesan cheese

Do the following

Pour some olive oil into a baking dish, add the catfish and cover with aluminium foil. Bake in the oven at 200 degrees for about 15 minutes. Clean the lobster (see film). Lightly fry the scallops on each side.

Melt butter in a saucepan, add 3 tbsp of flour and whisk. Add cream and milk, a little at a time, whisking at the same time. Add a small amount of fish stock. Crack two eggs, add the yolks and pepper. Place the catfish, lobster and scallops in a gratin dish. Pour over the sauce and sprinkle with a little Parmesan cheese. Cook the gratin at 250 degrees centigrade for 5-7 minutes.

Serve with

The gratin can be served with rice or perhaps saffron rice, if you want to add some colour to your plate. Broccoli or any other vegetable is good with it.

Video "Gratuity with catfish, lobster and scallops"

More seafood recipes

Do you have more seafood recipes to share? Let us know!

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